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From:  "Nande " <denanny@h...>
"Nande " <denanny@h...>
Date:  Thu Jan 11, 2001  4:57 pm
Subject:  Re: Looking for: ombra mai fu


Well..... I think it's time for me to find an other recording (by
another singer). Maybe it's just poor pronunciation on the part of the
singer, but I see (hear) heads nor tails!
Anyway, thank you very much........ (Much appreciated!)

:-))

Nande

--- In vocalist-temporary@egroups.com, Edna Huelsenbeck <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com, Edna Huelsenbeck < > >Dear Edna & David,
> >Thank you for your trouble. I already found this on the aria
> >database. But when I listen to the -only- recording I have, I can
> >distinguish the last 4 lines (Ombra mai fu, di vegetabile,
> >cara ed amabile, soave piu). It is sung twice and then there's a
bit
> >that I do not understand. It's not anything from the bit of text on
> >the aria database.
> >This is confusing!!! :-)
> >So, any help is very welcome!
> >Greetz,
> >Nande
>
> Well, I don't know what's on your recording, but here is how the
text
> actually appears in my Schirmer anthology (repeated text and all).
>
> I have used an underline (_) to represent the elision marks:
>
> Fron-di te-ne-re
> e bel-le
> del mio pla-ta-no_a-ma-to,
> per voi
> ri-splen-de_il fa-to;
> tuo-ni, lam-pi
> e pro-cel-le
> no v'ol-trag-gi-no mai
> la ca-ra pa-ce,
> ne` giun-ga_a pro-fa-nar-vi,
> au-stro ra-pa-ce!
>
> Om-bra mai fu
> di ve-ge-ta-bi-le,
> ca-ra_ed a-ma-bi-le,
> so-a-ve piu`;
> om-bra mai fu di ve-ge-ta-bi-le, ca-ra_ed a-ma-bi-le,
> so-a-ve piu`, ca-ra_ed a-ma-bi-le, om-bra mai fu
> di ve-ge-ta-bi-le, ca-ra_ed a-ma-bi-le so-a-ve piu`,
> so-a-ve piu`.


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